1968: The world’s first fully automated full-scale railway, the Victoria Li - The Independent

1968: The world’s first fully automated full-scale railway, the Victoria Li - The Independent

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© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

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© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

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Image courtesy of the Press Association

Image courtesy of the Press Association

Image courtesy of the Press Association

Image courtesy of the Press Association

Image courtesy of the Press Association

Image courtesy of the Press Association

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1968: The world’s first fully automated full-scale railway, the Victoria Line, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

© TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection

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